Basement Conversions

Converting your basement is a great way to recover unused space within your property, not only can you add an additional room that provides a fully habitable living space you will also add value to your property making a basement conversion a great investment. Why not create an affordable Gym or Cinema Room that the whole family can use.

Basements and Cellars are usually dark damp areas due to them being the foundations of the property – usually located underground. Damp and moisture can penetrate through the walls or ground of the basement and in some cases will lead to flooding. Inspired interiors can address these issues and convert your basement into a dry fully watertight living space.

The Conversion Process

Inspired interiors will carry out a full site survey of your basement, a survey is required to investigate any existing damp problems and provide solutions to remedy any damp or water ingress that could in future cause problems within the new basement conversion. All information obtained from the site survey will allow us to provide a full written quotation for the basement conversion.

To ensure your basement conversion will not provide problems in the future a specialist waterproofing membrane must be installed – this is known as “Tanking”. This is a process whereby a waterproof membrane is attached to all walls of the basement, any moisture is then held behind the membrane which drains down into a specially created cavity drainage channel that runs around the perimeter of the basement.

The drainage channels within the basement collect any moisture or water and divert this away from the property to an external drain or collect the water in a basin area that allows a Sump Pump to expel the water into an external drain away from the property. Sump Pumps are commonly used where the level of the basement is below the water table thus having to prevent water ingress from not just the perimeter walls but also from underground. Sump Pumps are automatic and have battery backup so will still operate in the event of power failure.

Upon completion of the appropriate waterproofing process for the basement conversion all walls are dry-lined, insulated and plastered.